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140363 SE Archaeological Seminar (2018S)

Archaeology of Death in the Ancient Near East

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Voraussetzungen: BA-Alt: für AO-12/3: AO-6, für AO-10/2: STEOP, für AO-11/2: AO-7 sowie AO-2 oder AO-4 je nach gewählter Sprache.
BA-Neu ab WS 17/18: für AO-12/3: AO-6, für AO-10/2: STEOP, für AO-11/2: AO-6 sowie AO-2 und AO-4;

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 12 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 08.03. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Thursday 15.03. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Thursday 22.03. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Thursday 12.04. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Thursday 19.04. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Thursday 26.04. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Thursday 03.05. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Thursday 17.05. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Thursday 24.05. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Thursday 07.06. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Thursday 14.06. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Thursday 21.06. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22
  • Thursday 28.06. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum Assyrica UniCampus Hof 4 2D-O1-22

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Introduction to the Archaeology of Death in the Ancient Near East with methodological approaches and study cases.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirement for a positive grade is giving two oral presentations and redaction (incl. potentially required correction) of the two corresponding written assignments in agreement with the standards set by the course instructor and in respect of the rules to safeguard good scientific practice. Attendance is required. Three absences without permission are tolerated.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Each contribution will be evaluated separately: written assignment (incl. potentially required correction) will account for 70% of the grade, oral presentation for 20% and active participation 10%.

Examination topics

Two oral presentations and two written assignments, one for each theme chosen from the list of the ones proposed during the course.

Reading list

Parker Pearson, Michael: 1999, The Archaeology of Death and Burial. Sutton;
Porter, Anne, M and Schwartz, Glenn M. [eds.]: 2012, Sacred killing: the archaeology of sacrifice in the ancient Near East, Winona Lake, Ind;
Laneri, Nicola (ed.): 2007, Performing death: social analyses of funerary traditions in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean. Chicago.
Felli, C., (ed.): 2017, How to Cope with Death: Mourning and Funerary practices in the Ancient Near East. Proceedings of the International Workshop – Firenze, 5-6 December 2013. Florence.

Association in the course directory

AO-10/2, AO-11/2 , AO-12/3, MA-AO

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